I traded contemporary books, blogs and social media accounts dedicated to the subject of motherhood in your 30s for a classic — the Bible.
Elise Italiano Ureneck: Biblical wisdom for expectant, ‘older’ mothers
Being resourceful: I can read! I can pray!
To be resourceful is to glorify the Creator, using our God-given gifts to full effect, like the servants who double their talents in Jesus’ parable.
In politics, we can all be like The Lord of the Rings’ Frodo Baggins
“The Lord of the Rings” trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien is a beautiful work showing the important role even the smallest and seemingly most insignificant people have in the drama of history.
Gina Christian: An old friend on the modern journey to recovery
After 30 years of drug and alcohol abuse, Pat — a Philadelphia native with tattooed arms and a Rocky Balboa accent — made an unlikely new friend: Matt Talbot, an Irish laborer who’d been dead for about a century.
Katie Prejean McGrady: Don’t miss the best thing
Our source of hope, and what our eyes should remain open to, is that God loves us, that Christ saves us and that Christ is very much alive.
A synod for the Amazon
Decisions made by the Synod of Bishops on the Amazon will ripple to the rest of the Church. Register now for DMD, Sept. 30.
Hosffman Ospino: A Catholic garden resurrected in Rwanda
Every time U.S. Catholics contribute to the work of solidarity in Rwanda and other countries, we make possible that a thousand flowers bloom in God’s global community garden.
Faith, family and firefighting
Firefighter Brian Knapek puts his Catholic faith in action responding to emergency needs and derives strength from his faith to participate in the calling.